There can be only one, and only one reason why Russia, Turkey, and Iran have just agreed to a military alliance, war. I have to admit, I had thought that these kind of things ended with World War Two. Keep in mind, Turkey has shot down a least two Russian warplanes that we know of. And now, they are friends? Give me a break. This latest alliance of, what should we call it, Muslims and Christians, Sunnis, Shiites, and ex-communists slash Christians, whatever, is meant to send a threat to the West. Look at us, we all friends now! Right. First of all, the Turks hate the Iranians. Second, the Russians hate the Turks. Third, the Iranians hate everybody, or so they say. Erdogan, who suffers from megalomania, pales when it come to handling Putin. The remnants of the Turkish democracy lies in the bloody streets of Ankara and Istanbul. Erdogan's aspirations of being the Sultan of the Middle East will never grow any fruit, not if the Ayatollahs have anything to say about it. Russia still needs to buddy up to the Turks so they can get their navy into the Mediterranean. Same old problem. And, as long as the dumb U.S. and European policies keep slamming cash into Iran, the Russians can sell as much military equipment to Iran that they can muster. I thought is was funny when one of the Ayatollahs stepped off a brand new French/German Airbus A330 aircraft, bought and paid for by no other than Barack Hussein Obama,...why they didn't even bother to buy a U.S. made Boeing!

So, with the manufacturing capacity of Russia, the Persian perchance for religious lunacy, and the Turkish aspirations of forming a new Caliphate, well, sure, it will all work out. FYI, the era of moving massive armies around is long over. Today's warfare uses terrorist tactics, cruise missiles, satellite recognizance, and tit for tat bombing. The latest war in Syria proves that this is very effective, so far, over half-a-million dead and counting. What remains is as follows. How far will Russia and Iran push their objectives? Will Iran be willing to be bombed into the Dark Ages as it pursues its quest to annihilate the State of Israel? Will Russia blink? As for the Turks, I believe they are just in it for the ride. They fought the Russians in World War One and have managed to stay on the sidelines militarily ever since. It would be very surprising indeed to see Turkey go all out for war, a war which will certainly not be in their interest. Iran is another matter. One can not, nor can I, predict the future when it come to religious zealots. While they play a cool game, underneath there is a very sinister intent.

The one hole card in this entire game is the new player in town. He is not a politician, he hates bullshit, and is not afraid to take action. He also really doesn't give a shit about what anybody thinks about him. And I for one would think twice about pushing him around. He is indeed holding the "Trump Card." That's the way I see it, today, April 25th, 2018.